Uriah Heep - Return To Fantasy (2004 Deluxe) (1975) [FLAC]

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Uriah Heep - Return To Fantasy (2004 Deluxe) (1975) [FLAC]
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Technical Information
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Artist...............: Uriah Heep
Album................: UReturn To Fantasy
Year.................: 1975 (2004 Remaster)
Genre................: Hard Rock
Type.................: Studio Remaster
Duration.............: 1:14:45
Number of Songs......: 16
Artwork..............: Included (own scans - 300dpi)
Scanner..............: HP ScanJet 4670

Audio Format.........: Lossless
Ripper...............: dBpowerAMP 15.1
Encoder..............: FLAC 1.3.0 (Level 5)
Hz...................: 44,100
Channels.............: Stereo
Reader...............: LiteOn iHAS524
Source...............: Retail CD (own rip)


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General Information (Courtesy of Wikipedia, slightly adapted by

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Released in June 1975, Return to Fantasy became Heep's biggest-selling album to date. It was
the first of two albums to include bassist John Wetton in the band, known from Family, King
Crimson & Roxy Music. He was later to gain megastar fame & fortune in Asia one of the '80s
biggest grossing acts.

Rehearsals & demo recording was commenced in early 1975 even before the ejection from the band
of Wetton's predecessor Gary Thain. In fact, several tracks were recorded in January/March 1975
(see notes on bonus tracks).

Full recording commenced in mid-1975 resulting in an album containing nine songs. The band
themselves now look at it with mixed feelings, but the public at the time loved it. Sales for
the album were so rapid they catapulted it to No. 7 in the UK charts. In general, 'Return To
Fantasy' was looked upon by the press & public as a vast improvement on the previous vinyl offering.

An extensive tour was organized for the promotion of 'Return To Fantasy' with dates scheduled all
over the world. NME called the upcoming tour 'Year-Long World Tour' as a headline & Gerry Bron, the
band's manager, predicted that by the end of the year UH would have played to one million people
and travelled 300,000 miles.

1975 was indeed a busy and lucrative year for the band, not only was 'Return To Fantasy' climbing
the charts but both Ken Hensley and David Byron released solo albums.

Band member Mick Box recalled in 2004:

"This album introduced John Wetton on bass & vocals and, although the chemistry was not the same
as with Gary Thain, we still produced a typical 'Heep' album. I think 'Return To Fantasy', the
title track, is a classic 'Heep' song. 'Devil's Daughter' made it into our 1994 live set and proved
to be a very powerful stage number. This album reached No. 7 in the UK charts and we embarked on a
year-long tour packed with incidents like me falling off the stage on the very first show in the
USA (Lousville, Kentucky) breaking the radial bone in my right hand, which needed two casts a day.

We didn't miss any dates, although I was in a lot of pain and the cast was eventually taken off at
the end of the tour in Jamaica where I went for a rest with Lee. We played to over one million
people & travelled over 300,000 air miles; this was, once again, a very exciting time. The
re-mastered CD of this album is great and I hope you enjoy the bonus tracks too."

Ken hensley said in 1996:

"I must admit, I don't listen to this record any more. It's actually not a bad record, there
are a couple good tunes and solid performances throughout, but we rushed into it and it doesn't
have any cohesiveness to it. Nor does it contain a hit single! In those days, we were really
strugglng internally, and we needed to slow down and re-group a bit. We never did, of course,
and a lot of tragedy followed. But so did a couple of really good albums, at least in my humble
opinion. Definitely not Heep at its best."


Band:
David Byron: Lead Vocals
Mick Box: Guitars
Ken Hensley: Keyboards, Guitars, Synthesizer, Vocals
Lee Kerslake: Drums, Percussion, Vocals
John Wetton: Bass Guitar, Mellotron, Vocals


Tracklist:
01) "Return to Fantasy" - 5:52
02) "Shady Lady" - 4:46
03) "Devil's Daughter" - 4:48
04) "Beautiful Dream" - 4:52
05) "Prima Donna"- 3:11
06) "Your Turn to Remember" - 4:22
07) "Showdown" - 4:17
08) "Why Did You Go" - 3:53
09) "A Year Or a Day" - 4:22

2004 Bonus Tracks
10) "Shout It Out" (B-Side)- 3:35
11) "The Time Will Come" (B-Side) - 4:08
12) "Prima Donna" (Demo) - 4:06
13) "Why Did You Go" (Demo) - 5:19
14) "Showdown" (Demo) - 4:18
15) "Beautiful Dream" (Demo) - 5:49
16) "Return To Fantasy" (Extended Version) - 7:14
Time: 1:14:45